1. Nicholas P. Jones Board of Trustees January 16, 2015 Provost’s Report

2. Dr. Laurie Grobman Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Penn State Berks Recognized as “Outstanding Baccalaureate College Professor of the Year” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Received Penn State’s President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Integration in 2012

4. "I have made it a priority to maintain funding for basic science research because such research often results not just in expanding the frontiers of our knowledge but in concrete applications with real world benefits for America both economically and socially." - U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent R-Lehigh Valley, Penn State alum

5. "From research for the manufacturing industry to alternative and renewable energy technology research to health care industry research and development – there are a variety of opportunities throughout Pennsylvania where academic research and training can be transformed into job creating applications through smart planning and the strategic funding of business incubators at our colleges and universities...” - PA Governor-elect Tom Wolf

6. National Research Council Rankings of Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) Programs Anthropology: Ranked between 1 and 2 (of 82) Plant Biology: 1 and 4 (118) Kinesiology: 1 and 6 (41) Spanish: 1 and 8 (60) 24 Penn State Ph.D. programs had 5 th percentile ranking in top 10% of their field

8. NSF Total S&E Research Expenditure Rankings Total Engineering, Aero/Astro-Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Atmospheric Sciences and Earth Sciences Mathematics Computer Science Agriculture Psychology Sociology

9. Penn State Research

10. Students Benefit from Research Universities Learn from active researchers who are discovering new knowledge Have opportunities to participate on a research team Learn what is involved in research Learn how to write about research & consider its applications Assistance in choosing career path

11. “The value of basic research is you discover something you didn’t expect — that nobody expected. And it’s where almost everything we now expect came from. My work had applications. I just didn’t know it at the time.” - Richard Schrock, MIT Professor of Chemistry and Nobel Prize winner Diamond nanothreads John Badding Lab Penn State

12. FacultyStudents Facilities